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THURSDAY.

Report CT the Committee on Pensions-Tks New
BiIl-Whst It Hesns-Report Of The WOman's
Relief Corps-RepOrts OF Committees-POlysamy.
The Rebel Flags-COlumbus Chosen as the Place
for the Next National Encampment-
The Encampmcnt was promptly called TO
order by Commander-in- Chief Fairchild at 9
a. m.
Comrade Hannibal Hamlin, Of Maine, made
a brief but stirring address, congratulating the
comrades upon all that had been done TO de-
velop the GAR. to its present lOurishing con-
ditiOn. His remarks were received with en-
thusiastic applause.
REPORT OF THE PENSION COMMITTEE
Comrade George s. Merrill Chairman Of the
Committee on Pensions, submitted the follow
ing report:
The Committee on Pensions appointed under
resolutions Of the National Encampment respect
fully submit the following report:
During the year the committee has held five
meetings, all OF the members being present except
Comrade Wagner, who was detained by the pres
sure of public engagements Three of these seq
sons Were in Washington, your committee pre-
senting to the Pension Committee and Members Of
Congress the measures which by your direction we
were instructed To urge upon the attention of the
Legislators of the Nation.
The work of the committee outside of the efforts
to procure more liberal legislation, has been no
light matter, involving vOluminous correspond
cnCo beside all of this falling to other members,
may state that since the session Of the last En-
csmpment the Chairman Of the Pension Committee
has personally written more than 1900 letters on
pension subjects.
In last annual report we stated that bill 1885,
which embodied many of the important Tecommcn-
dations of this committee which had not already
become law, had passed the Senate and was pend
| ing in the House. Following the last EHeamp-
meni, ia response To our appeal thousands of petit
| tiOns were sent 10 Congress from the Posts and
members Of the Grand Army and others in favor OF
| the passage of the aforementioned bill.
The Pension Committee of the House, however,
in spirit Of undue conservatism, epOrtcd ia place
OF bill lsSG new bill less liberal in its provisions,
and far less desirable than that which had met the
approval Of tiiis committee Appeals by friends
! To permit amendments to- this bill were in vain,
and IL was passed rs presented by the House Com
mitiee and became generally known the de
| DeuIont pension hill y
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Yates Post, No IS, Of Efhngham, Benson
Wood Commander, had 6s men aud band in
the line.
Highland Post, Maurice Marcoot Command
er. marched 40 men.
Fifty men from different Posts representing
the Hath H. followed.
Alton Post No AL, c. A. Herb, Commander,
marched with 80 men and band.
Masanda Post (colored), Capt. Bailey, with
10 men, held the next position in the line.
The colored Post from Cairo, James Foster
Post No. SOS, John Moore, Commander, marched
only few men.
burnside sent 60 mon, under George S. Derr,
Commander, that marched behind a drum
corps.
Eight men from Post 59I, Wright. H. and
eight from Galstin Post. No. 5s6, marched to-
gethcr.
Harrisburg Post, No. 454, F. NJ. Pickett, was
represented by 10 men.
Stevens Place Post. No. 551. from Jefferson
County, James Lemon, Commander, had 20
men in line
Fifty men and a band represented McIllwain
Post. No. 273, OF Nandalia, Fred Reiman, Com
mander.
John M. Tucker Post, from Barry. H., f..
Conoway, Commander, with 10 men, appeared
in line.
Calhoun Post, No. 44s, under l.. A. DeLong,
was represented by four men.
Camollton Post, No. 442, had the same num-
Der in line
Benton Post. No 34l, sent 26 men.
Ninety men from Mcdowell Post i. N. John
son. Commander, East st. Louis. marched in the
column.
A colored Post. wm. Brooks, No. CAS- Curn
| Hooker, Commander marched with - men.
Hubbard Post, No. 534, Collinsville, w. G..
Baldwin, Commander had u men in line.
Edwardsyille Post, No. 46l consisted of 80
men.
Post No. 26, Of Chicago w. S. Hoffman, Com
mander, and numbering 200 men, fell in on
Eleventh aud Franklin avenue.
Post No. 80, of Chicago. James Greenwell,
] Commander came next with - men.
Lebanon Post of Illinois, j. r. Webb, Com.
mander, had about 30 men in line.
THIRD DIVISION.
The Third Division, under command Of Gov
Thos. G. Fletcher, Assistant Marshal and Aids
| formed on Eleventh street north of Franklin
avenue at 1890 O'Clock, with the right Of the
column resting on Franklin avenue. The di.
vision was composed Of the Departments oi
! Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio in the order
named.
The Department Of Wisconsin, which was
assigned the Third Division, Joined the column
on Eleventh street north Of Franklin avenue
under the command Of Asst Adj't-(ien. George
A. Barry, lns. l.. Ferguson, Of Brandon, Wis.
and Senior Aid E. Thomas, with T. NJ. Rodg
ers. of NirOka, as Junior Aid.
Viroqua Post, No. 80 Of Eiroqua. under Mai
Rodgers, took position with Is men.
Post No 52 of Eau Claire, L. J. Farr, Com
nandcr, followed.
Il. B. Wolcott Post, No. ], Milwaukee, unde
Commander c. III. Anson, loated the next ban
ner in line.
Robert Chivas Post, No. 2, Of Milwaukee
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William steinmcyer. Commander, fell in after
Molc0tt.
George H. Thios Post, No. G. of Delavan
under Commander S. J.. jackson, next fol-
lowed.
C. c. washburne Post No. II, of Madison,
c. B. WeltOn, Commander, held the next place.
ROssO Post, No. Id, OF Portage, q. w. Haight,
Commander, held the next place.
Gov. Harvey Post, No IL, of Racine, w. A.
Brown in command. came next.
H. NJ Walker Post, No. Is, Of ManitOwoc,
f. r. Smith, Commander, followed Harvey
Post.
The order Of the remaining Posts was as fol-
lows:
w. b. Cushing Post No. 10, Of Waukesha;
JAS Il. Spencer, Commander.
j. B. Mcpherson Post No. 81, OF Lake Ge-
neva; ID. s. Allen, Commander.
J. Fitzpatrick Post 10. -, Of Camp Douglas !;
Il. M. Groves Commander.
l.. III. ID. Crane Post, No. 81, OF Beloit; S. w.
Barr, Commander.
James Commerford Post, No 6s, Of Chippewa
Falls; w. *. Hoyt. Commander.
Alex Tallman Post, No. 20, Of Clinton; Il.
ID. Wenthway, Commauder.
l.. A. Brown Post, No. I30, Of Fond du Lac
! &. III. Pierre Commander.
Stevens Point Post, No. l56, Of Stevens Point
| j. o. Raymond. Commander.
Sam. III. Sizor Post No. 207. of Marionetto
/ I. d. lllls, DOInmandeT, Drought up The rear Ol
the Wisconsin Department.
The Wisconsin Posts had l.200 men in at
tendance Al tho Encampment. Each of the
above Posts was represented by delegation OF
from three 20 l5 comrades, making q total oi
nearly 200 comrades.
The Ohio Division was headed by the Depart
meat Commander, ID. c. Putnam, and staff
J. G. Mccoy Post, No. ], of Columbus. headed
the division commanded by U. Schwartz, and
numbered a. men.
Mitchell Post. No. 45, under command of Jas
T.. Stewart, Adjutant-General OF the State
I turned out 20 men.
Memorial Post, No. lil, Of Cleveland, had q
/ men in line.
Bishop Post. no. q. from Defiance, o., wa,
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take the subject into consideration and report to
this Encampment upon the feasibility Of accepting
the invitation of said trustees.
The Commander-in-Chief appointed as such
committee Gov. K. A. Alger, of Michigan; S. S.
Burdett, of Washington; III. III. Thomas, of
Illinois; John C. Robinson. Of New York; y. A.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania; Hannibal Hamlin,
OF Maine; Charles ID. Mash, of Massachusetts,.
Keifer, of Ohio, moved that in accordance
with the recommendation Of the Commander
in Chief the letter of Mr.. DFexel. rendering the
Mount McGregOr property to the Grand Army,
be referred to the Chief to be
elected by this Encampment and the new
Council of Administration, with full power to
accept the conveyance.
On the call of the Departments, great many
resolutions were received and referred to the
committee without debate.
The Encampment adjourned until Thursday
morning
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CORPORAL JAMES TANNER.

Your committee were in session in Washington
during this discussion, aud Immediately held con-
fereuces with prominent members of both Houses
whose sympathy with the veterans Is uuquestiOned.
The bill far from comprising such liber.ilIza-
tiol of the pension laws rs we had asked in your
name but Il was then the close of the session,
with AN immense amount Of impOTtanl pubic busi-
pressing for consideration. The bill would at
least have removed from the public p1upcr-houses
of the land 1900 veterans; provided for fully
many more dependent upon private charity
making these comrades OF ours pensioners in
stead of paupers. and 1t established principle
then recognized 10y no general pension law, and
now existing only ia the act In behalf OF the sur
vivors Of the with Mexico-tIAt pension
might be granted for present need OF Disability,
without absolute proof that such disability arose
from service IN the war against rebellion, and
could be traced in uubrOken continuaGce through
the intervening quarter OF u century. For these
reasons your committee, Mt hearing courteously
granted by the senate Committee Pensions,
urged that the bill be passed by the Senate without
change. The committee unanimously voted !;
the bill reported the same day, and n few days
later passed almost in the same hour. just
previous, bill embodyiug like principle but far
more liberal in scope, had been passed ia favor of
the veterans of the against Mexico, including
in its provisions even those who in our aier stTug
gle, had taken up arms the side of rebellion.
This bill met the approval of the President Of the
United States. and we were fairly stunned, when,
from the same hand came "A veto OF She measure of
like principle but iniiaiteSimal in degree, for the
veterans of the war against treason.
Your committee, with the earnest Enforcement
Of the Commander-in-C Chief. appealed tO the Posts
of the country for an expression Of opinion upon
that veto. for the information of Congress. The
reply was prompt, vigorous and almost unanimous.
With EN- phass cFedilabie to- their sOidicry in
stinct-. the $4,000 members of the Grand Army
of the Republic gave reply that there neither
fair futiment OF the promises ofthe Nation, loyal
remembrance of the sacrifices on the altar of the
Union. "A grateful recognition of patriotic serv-
ice in a veto which doomed $500 veterans OF the
late 10 remain public pnupcrs, instead Of be-
coming deserving pensioners. Although receiving
large majority. the bill failed to- secure the two
thirds vote necessary to- ts passage over the veto.
Disappointed, but not disheaTtened, your COM
mittee at once took up the work for u fresh con-
test.
Pending final action by Congress upon the We
| toed bill, the assertion made by tile cppo-
| nents of such legislation that there had been no
general expression of the veterans in fnvor Of the
provisions OF the bill. and even the bold claim was
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or more in the military naval service of the
United States during the late of the rebellion.
and who have been honOrably discharged the
FROM and who are now who may hereafter be
suffering from mental or physical disability, shall,
upon making due proof of the fact, according TO
such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may provide. be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners of the United States, and be enti
tied to receive Sl2 per month, and such pension
shall commences from the date OF the fling of the
application in the Pension Office after the passage
Of this act, upon proof that the disability then ex-
isted and shall continue during the existence of
the same in the degree herein specified, PrOUided,
That persons who are not receiving pensions
der existing laws. or whose claims pending in
missioner of Pensions in such form ~ he may pre-
Scribe receive the benefits of this act; and nothing
herein contained shall be construed 10 prevent
any pensioner hereunder from prosecuting his
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Instead of forming on 10Th street, rs was orgi-
nally intended, the division formed on Frank
lin avenue, with right resting on Fourth
street. The eight Aids Of the Division Marshal
were JAS. A. Sexton, w. 5. Breckett, John Il.
Glenn. George Spooner, A. +. Frankel /.
Wright, r. Walters. r. Donchan. The division
was headed by the Goodman lIlll Band OF 2l
pieces.
The first Post in the line was Dunham, OF
Decatur. John A. Barnes, Commander. 30 men
anl band Of 25 pieces. The Post had 300 men
in the city yesterday.
Hecker Post, No. 4f3, from Belleville, John
Hcinzeman. had b men in line and ia were
in the Post tents yesterday.
Nevis Post. from Rockford, John Beatson
Commander marched with IS men and the
Iron Hall Band.
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NINTH DIVISION.

The ninth division formed on Seventh street
north of Franklin avenue, with right resting
on Franklin avenue, at noon, with the follow
ing Departments in the order given Michigan,
Minnesota, Delaware, West Virginia, Washing
ton Territory and Kentucky. The division
was under command Of Col. Chas. G. Stifel,
Assistant Marshal.
The Department of Michigan, L. G. Ruther-
ford. Commander; w. w. Cook. S. V. c.; Thos.
IL. Williams, J. V. c.; w. Z. ThOrp, Assistant
Adjutant General, had the post Of honor at the
head of the column with the st. Louis National
Band OF 81 pieces in the lead. Ex-Gov. Alger,
despite the rain, marched near the head Of the
column, and Commander Rutherford's Special
Aids were Capt. W. +. Gavitt, Carl Tracy and
John q. Seather. There were so many Posts
not represented and Others thinly represented
that no regard was paid to Posts, but the men
marched in squads. There were 10 men in
line altogether in this Department.
The Posts Of the Department of Minnesota
were assigned to form on the west side of Sew
enth street, north of Franklin avenue. The
comrades gathered on time and formed, the
best-humored Department in the line. Every
lady passing through the ranks received a rous-
ing cheer, which was usually acknowledged
very gracefully. Comrades reporting for the
march failed TO find their Commanders in every
instance, and by order OF Department Com
mander L. l.. Wheelock the Posts merged into
Wheelock, S. V. C. j.. X. Jefferson, Asst Adj't
w. w. Braden. the following Posts were repre-
sented in the line:
Miller Post, of Saltwater, Frank z. Joy,
Commander.
IS. Cady Post, of Anoka, A. II. Fitch, Com
mander.
Geo. N. Morgan Post, of Minneapolis, E. W..
Mortimer, Commander.
Garfield Post, of st. Paul, L. r. Cummings,
Commander
sully Post of Blue Earth City, Leonard Craig,
Commander.
Joe Hooker Post, of Tracy, II. B. swartwOOd.
| Commander.
Alex. Wilkins Post, of Mankato, George W.
| Mead, Commander.
Acker Post, of st. Paul, w. J. sappy, Com
mander.
Dudley P. Chase Post of Minneapolis, Geo.
w. Coburn, Commander.
Lincoln Post, New Richland, Y. NJ. Partridge,
Commander.
Lewis McCune Post, of waseca, NJ. L. Helmes
| Commander
Robert L. McCook Post, of Glencoe, A. p.
| Fitch, Commander.
Burnside Post, of KasseD, w. II. Clark. Com
mander. l6 men IN line.
Stoddard Post, of WorthingtOn, Julius. A.
| Town, Commander
Frank Daggett Post, of Litchfeld, N. c. Mar.
tin, Commander.
A. X. Skaro Post, of st. Peter, Thomas Mont
gomery, Commander.
L. z. Plummcr Post, of Minneapolis, G.. w
Curtis, Commander.
Winthrop Post, of st. Paul. E. c. Taylor
Commander.
c. C. washburn Post, of Minneapolis, Johr
Strunk, Commander.
A. L. Welch Post, of Red Wing; w. w. De
Kay, Commander.
Jas 4. Goodwin Post, Of Owatonna, J. L
Barncard, Commander.
Rushiord Post, of Rush!ord, c. w. Gore
Commander
The Minnesota Department was led by th
Owatonua Drum Corps. Is strong. while Plum
mer Post Corps beat time half way down the
Department line, in which nearly 200 mel
marched.
Mcintyre Post No. 66 of Austin, Minn
was represented by w. L. Sutherland, of Aus
tin, Minn.
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THE pROPOsEp RILL.

BE 70 enacted By the Senate and House Of Rsprs-
sentafiUes Of the United States Of 1BsericG ia Congress
assembled. That in considering the pension claims
of dependent parents the fact and cause Of death,
and the fact that the soldier left widow minor
child or children, having been shown required
by law IL shall be necessary only to show by COM
petent and sufficient evidence that such parent or
pArents are or have been without other means OF
suppM than their own manual labor or the con-
rbuiions of others not legally bound for their sup
port; PrOrided, That all pensions allowed under
this section of this act shall commence from the
date OF actual dependence, IL claim fled prior
to July I. 1880 and In Of application thereafter
made the pension shall commence from the date
or from date Of subsequent dependence.
Sec. q That all persons who served three months
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REpoRTs OF oFFICERs.


n short report and presented the case OF A. J.
Judkin TO the EncampmentI who had been
robbed OF all his money and loft destitute with
his family in the city. On motion the matter
was referred 10 the Committee on Administra-
tiOn, with power TO act. Pas6 Department
Commander Thomas of Minnesota, stated that
he understood that the man was q member of
the Department Of Minnesota, and if SO, Min
nesOta would take care Of him,
Lengthy reports were then submitted, In
pamphlet form, by Adj'tGen, Gray, Inspr-
Gen. Hunter, Judge Advocate Gen. Tantor and
Quartermaster Gen. Taylor. Copies Of these
reports were distributed amODg the members
for future perusal and reference.
The report Of the Surgeon-General was read
and book of forms and blanks presented for the
use Of Surgeons of Posts and Departments.
resolution was adopted that all matters re-
lating to Rules aud Regulations and Ritual,
whether by way OF resolution or in officers
reports, or otherwise, be referred to the Com
mittee OH Rules. Regulations and Rituals, and
that Committee on Resolutions be constituted
on the basis Of one from each Department to
whom all resolutions should be referred with
out debate.
Comrade Turner, of New York, presented
obituary resolutions 70 Past Department CON-
mander George II. Patch, Of Massachusetts,.
LOGAN MONUMENT.
Comrade Thomas, of Illinois. presented the
following resolution, which was adopted under
| suspension of the rules:
Whereas the Legislature of Illinois has appro-
priaicd $4,000 for the erection OF "A monument to
our late illusirious comTade. John A. Logan and
Mrs Logan has selected one OF the public parks OF
Chicago as the final resting place OF his remains
4 and,
Whereas the trustees who have charge of the
| erection Of said monument have invited the Co
operation OF tl.s Grand Army Of the Republic In
\ this noble enterprise; therefore,
Resoired, That special committee OF seven be
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SONS OF VETERANS.
THE ENCAMPMENT.
Business Proceedings Of the Various Sessions.


Tho 2Ist annual session of the National En-
campment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie convened at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
in the Entertainment Hall of the Exposition
Building. There had been little effort TO dec
crate the hall, as its own natural beauties and
the fact that it had been used for other pur-
poses until the last moment, were sufficient
reasons why no elaborate effort in the decOra-
tive was necessary. Still there was a profrlsion
Of bunting aud banners and portraits of Gems.
Grant, Logan, Garfield, Blair and ROsccrans
hung from the gallery. Official guards and
sentries blocked the way for all intruders and
the sereneSt quiet reigned throughout the vi
cinity. The Encampment was called to order
by Rev. DIR. L. NJ. Shanafelt, of Oregon. Chap
lain Chief of the Order. Committee on
Credentials was appointed. consisting of Adjt-
Gen. Gray, Thomas q. Stewart. of Pennsyl-
vania; John ii. Thatcher, of Connecticut;
James f. Stewart, Of Ohio, aud E. Henry Jinks,
of Rhode Island.
Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Commander-in-C Chief
then delivered the annual address, which has
been already published in THE NATIONAL
TEIRUSE
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TENTH DIVISION.

Under this banner were gathered the Depart
ments of Arkansas, Florida, Gulf, Dakota,
Oregon. New Mexico, Montana, Rhode Island,
Tennessee aud Georgia, Texas, Utah, Idaho,
Arizona, Brigade Of Naval Veterans and Sons
of Veterans, all marshaled by Capt. Henry
Ziegenhein. They had several places for con-
centrating and fell in as opportunity offered.
The Department Of Arkansas was small con-
sidering the number of men who would have
turned out had the weather been clear. There
were but l25 of them, aud these disregarded all
order and fell in as battalion.
The whole representation of the Florida Do
partment was gathered in the mud on Eighth
street They had no Post organization. but
assembled as n battalion, the whole numbering
bat ID men. Tney were under command of f.
w. lTenck, Department Commander; William
James. Senior Vice Commander, aud A. w. V.
X. Plummer, Junior Fice-COmmander. They
were not in an especially good frame of mind
and they looked croSsas they occasionally took
oil their hats and shook out the water which
was filling up the rims.
The Texas Department battalioned its force.
Posts were lost sight OF, all mixing up indis-
crimiuatey. There were $50 in the turnout,
under command of Department Commander
w. ii. Sinclair.
SONS OF VETERANS.
The st. Louis Department Sons OF Veterans
were headed by the Chicago Sons of Veterans,
mounted. The head of the column rested on
Sixth street and Franklin avenue. with 200
men in line and 20 mounted. Headed by the
Third Regiment. National Guards of Missouri,
Go. A, of Kansas City, Col. J. q. Pearson, Com
mander; followed by the Kansas City Third
Regiment Band of 30 pieces. followed by the
Scott Rifles of Kansas CITY
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The following communication was reported
from the Committee on Resolutions:
NELLIE @. RAcxus. SECRETARY. v

Respecting this communication the Sub-eOm-
mittee on Resolutions made the following re-
port:
Your COMMITTEES resolutions. 20 which WAS sub
mitted the communication OF Mrs. Elizabeth DAToy
Kinne National President Of the WOman's Relief
Corps. recommend that this National EEcampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic most heartily
indorse in every respect our auxiliary organization,
the Womans Relief Corps.
The aid and assistance rendered by this noble
body of women to our comrades and their families
when sick OF needy never be forgotten, and
your committee feel that this Encampment cannot
find words too strong to sufficiently express its
entire appreciation and approval of the good work
done by the Womans Relief Corps since its organ
izalion. W. IL. SANDBERG,
A. B. CAMPBELL.
r. It. WooDFIS,
Sub-committee